Putting Glass Walls on Delaware Slaughterhouses So We Can
See Behind Closed Doors
Mountaire Farms of Delmarva, Delaware

Citation: At 1520 hours while performing a zero tolerance procedure on line I
observed fecal material on 1 out of 10 birds randomly selected for
inspection at CCP #2-
B. The fecal material was brownish green in
color, pasty in consistency, approxmately ½ inch in diameter and located
within the kidney crypt of the carcass. Ms. (lines and
4 Supervisor) was verbally notified and shown the deviation. At
approximately 1522 hours I observed the establishment perform corrective
actions as per their HACCP plan. The affected carcass was sent to the
reprocessing station, reconditioned and placed back into flow. A review
of the establishment's zero tolerance log for CCP #1-B, Line revealed
that the last acceptable check performed at 1449 hours was found to be
acceptable and was recorded with a quantifiable value of 0/10 and the
initials (HACCP technician). As a result of the deviation, all
requirements at all CCP's for that specific lot was performed and found
to be acceptable, including the pre-shipment review.
Ms. Plant Manager is being notified of the failure to meet
the requirements of 9 CFR 417.2(c)(4) and 381.65(e). This document serves
as written notice that continued failure to comply with the regulatory
requirements may result in additional regulatory or administrative
action(s) as described in 9 CFR 500.

417.2(c)(4)List
the procedures, and the frequency with which those procedures will
be performed, that will be used to monitor each of the critical
control points to ensure compliance with the critical limits;